Short handed Hawks blow 3-0 lead, lose to Jackets in OT

COLUMBUS—Scott Hartnell scored a power-play goal at 2:28 of overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 5-4 victory over the depleted Blackhawks on Saturday night.Hartnell finished with two goals and two assists as Columbus (34-40-8) closed its season with four wins in five games. Alexander Wennberg had a goal and two assists for the Blue Jackets, and Brandon Saad added a goal and an assist against his former team.The Blackhawks (47-26-9) were without forwards Artem Anisimov, Marian Hossa and Andrew Shaw due to injuries, and defenseman Duncan Keith was shelved by a suspension that runs through the first game of the playoffs against St.Louis. Captain Jonathan Toews and defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson were held out for rest ahead of the postseason.Patrick Kane and rookie Artemi Panarin each had two goals and an assist for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who head into their playoff matchup with St. Louis coming off a pair of overtime losses. Corey Crawford made 20 saves in his first game since March 14 after he was sidelined.Kane finished the season with a career-high 46 goals and 60 assists. He is set to become the first American-born player to lead the NHL in scoring and is one of the front-runners for league MVP.Hartnell picked up his 23rd goal when Cam Atkinson’s shot went off him and past Crawford in overtime, ending the season on a high note for Columbus. But it was a mostly disappointing campaign for a Blue Jackets team that failed to qualify for the postseason for the 13th time in its 15-year existence.A season that many thought would take the franchise to new heights never got anywhere, crushed under the weight of an opening eight-game slide. Coach Todd Richards was fired and replaced by John Tortorella.The Blue Jackets got off to a slow start and the Blackhawks jumped all over them. Panarin set up Kane just nine seconds into game, and then scored two of his own to stake the Hawks to a 3-0 lead in the first.